On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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Page 173
... become butterflies , P 2 and grubs moths . Silkworms , however , become moths SUBLIMITIES OF NATURE . 173.
... become butterflies , P 2 and grubs moths . Silkworms , however , become moths SUBLIMITIES OF NATURE . 173.
Page 193
... become still farther condensed , and fall in the form of hail and ice . In the process of evaporation , the saline par- ticles of the ocean , being of a more solid and fixed nature , do not rise . The water alone rises , and be- comes ...
... become still farther condensed , and fall in the form of hail and ice . In the process of evaporation , the saline par- ticles of the ocean , being of a more solid and fixed nature , do not rise . The water alone rises , and be- comes ...
Page 194
... become petrified . Petrifactions are not substances converted into stone , as many persons suppose : they are substan- ces incrusted , for the most part , with carbonate of lime . Sir J. Mackenzie lately discovered a fossil Scotch pine ...
... become petrified . Petrifactions are not substances converted into stone , as many persons suppose : they are substan- ces incrusted , for the most part , with carbonate of lime . Sir J. Mackenzie lately discovered a fossil Scotch pine ...
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